This is a combinated work concerning children's lives in contemporary cities which brings together international scholars at the forefront of the debate.

Suitable for students, teachers, researchers, educational leaders and all who are interested in primary education, this book examines children's development and learning, their needs and aspirations, and their lives in a diverse society and fragile world. It explores what goes on in schools, from the early years to educational aims and values.

This book uses a clear format to set out the key stages of communication development in babies and young children.

Provides a state-of-the-art account of how people's subjective sense of national identity develops through childhood and adolescence.